I just finished Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put on My Pajamas & Found Happiness, by Dominique Browning. Browning was the last editor-in-chief of the now defunct House & Garden.
Slow Love details Browning’s journey of self-discovery after losing her gig of 13 years. As with many, Browning’s high powered/pressure job came to define her identity trumping that of a single mother, lover, friend, daughter, etc.
Unfortunately, as universal and timely as this story may be, Browning doesn’t move beyond a few illuminating moments which gently prodded her to reconnect with her more authentic self. At times, this memoir is more than self-indulgent. I often imagined I was sitting next to Browning as she divulged to her therapist and I, along with her beleaguered therapist, stifled more than a few yawns.
Sure, not everyone who finds themselves unemployed needs to get their hustle on with a quickness or their mortgage won’t get paid, but Dominique’s sheltered and privileged status may appear to be an affront to the millions who still find themselves mired in this mess of an economy.
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